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' My invention relates to an improved music theseends the invention consists in the cona full, clear, and exact description of the in-' .covers or lids A A, of any approved form or UN TED STATES JOHN WIUINDER, oF DUBUQ E, IOWA.

PATENT OFFICE.

COMBINED MUSIC HOLDER AND =STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,096, dated October 9, 1894.

Application filed March 23, 1894.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOHN WUNDER, a 'citizen of the United States, residing at Dnbuque, 1n the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Irnprovementsin a Combined Music Holder and Stand; and I do declare the following to be vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsv to make and use the same. I

holder and stand, combined, and it has forits ob ect to simplify the construction of the parts and promote convenience in use, and to vertibility of the holder, proper, into a stand, the lid-s or covers of the same having hinged or flexible extension-bars or wings adapted to be readily and adjustably connected together to form a support or rest; and the inventionfurther consists of a binder to provide for the holding of the music in sheetform, and the ready insertion of additional sheets and removal of other sheets, all substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective view showing the invention as adapted for use. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is across section of the same taken through the hinged or articulated section; and Figs. 4:, 5 and 6 are modifications of the invention, the peculiarities of which will, be fully given in detail farther on.

In carrying out my invention, I employ the construction, in the present instance, the same being made after the fashion of book-- covers with the usual fiexibleback. When the lids or covers are extended, they are held from flexing or folding by a latch consisting of a lever a pivoted to one back or cover and engaging a catch'or stud a on the other cover or lid, the lever thus standing across the flexible back and effecting that purpose.

Hinged to the outer side-edges of the lids or covers A are extension-bars B, one having a notch or recess ct and the other having a hinged or articulatedsection B provided with one or a series of notches b b, with which the other extension-bar B is adapted to engage the Serial No. 504.758. (No model.)

notch a of the latter, and the required notch b of said articulated section being brought into coincidence and thus provide for interlocking said extension-bar and articulated section, andfwhen thus engaged said extension-bars .form'a rest orsupport to prop the backs or covers, with their contained music-sheets, in an upright inclined position as desired for readily or easily reading the music. The use of a series of notches in this connection as .shown, provides (in the construction seen in Figs. 1 m3) for the holding of the same at any required angle of presentation. This is obviousfrom the fact that, as the'section B is moved, for instance, to bring any one of its notches b more or less-remote from its free, I

end, into coincidence with the'notches a of the bar B, it will have the effect to bring see- A A, and thus change the angle of presentation of the latter. The combined music holder and stand thus produced is simple and con-.

venient, andreadily transported without be ing cumbrous, as for instance is the case where the sheets of music are-carried in a tube, and when removed for use are placed or supported in position upon a separate rack or stand, as usually practiced.

In the modification, as represented in Fig.

tions B B inward nearer to the lids or covers 4, I employ a binder 0, preferably composed I of an angle-plate c riveted or otherwise suitably secured to the flexible back of the covers orlids, and of aspring plate 0 between which and the portion or wing of the angle-plate c standing edgewise to the back are clamped or held the sheets of music by screw-bolts 0' working in both of said plates and fitted with nuts 0 as shown. The sheets of music, after the loosening of the spring-plate by the requiing said catch, asshown in Fig. 0. In this form of holder, I use substantially the same form of leverand catch or=stud,a and Va',r.e spectively,"for preventing the flexing or folding of the lids or covers as above referred to, the lever here employed differing therefrom simply in having its ends at right anglesto its main or body portion as at a and one LOfi said ends having a slot at to engageits catch or stud a.

In the modification, asrepresentedin Fig.

6, I may produce the articulated bars or sections of the propping extension-bars E so as, to fold orlie edge to edge, instead of sideto side, or flat one upon the-otherythns rendering the holder morecompact when folded, said bars being turned inward between the covers or .hacks when this is done.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim, and desire tosecnre by Letters Patent, is

1. In-a .music holder ,andtstand combined, the combination with the flexirbl-y connected sections A, A, of an extension bar B hinged to theouter side .edge of onesect'ion .A and provided ,adjacentyto its outer end :with ,a notch a", a second extensionbarB hinged "to theouter side edge of the'othersectionA, ta

section B hinged at one edge to the outer edge of one of the sectionsB and provided toward its opposite edge with ;a :series of notches 1), adapted to oo-act with the notch a in the mannerdescrihed, and means substantially as described for preventing folding or I flexing of the sections A, A, when the latter are extended, as specified.

2. The music holder and stand combined, having the folding or flexibly connected wings or extensions, one having an articulated or ihinged section, having a series of notches adapted to be engaged by the other flexibly connected winger extension, substantially as .an extendedposition, as :describedfor the purpose specified.

- In testimony whereofI affix my signatu re in ,presence o f two witnesses.

JQIIN WVUN DER.

VVitnesses:

ALEX GRATZ, 1th A. KAEP. 

